Yoshitoshi's Individual Triptychs: Numbers 1-99

Introduction

We use Keyes' numbers to identify and order them. For more details on the identification system, please see the header of the complete list of triptych titles for more.

The Prints

This table is currently incomplete, as we are missing images of some triptychs.

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Number	Thumbnail Image	Title (English, Kanji, Rōmaji)
Large Image
Date		Comments
1		Image of the Heike clan sinking in the sea and perishing in the first year of the Bunji era
		Bunji gannen Heike no ichimon horobi kaichū [ni] ochiiru zu
		文治 元年 平家 の 一門 亡 海中 落入る 圖
1853 (6)
2		The flower of Edo: children's games
		Edo no hana kodomo asobi no zu
		江戸 の 花 子供 遊 の 圖
1858		It's not absolutely positive that this is Keyes #2; this image appeared on a now-offline Yoshitoshi enthusiast's site, labelled as that print, but the image is too small to confirm the title; no other image has been found, though, despite extensive searching.
3		A comic image of a collection of chess pieces
681KB		Kyōga shōgi zukushi
		狂画 將棊 づくし
1859 (8)
4		Momotarō scattering beans (during the setsubun festival)
625KB		Momotarō mamemaki no zu
		桃太郎 豆蒔 之 圖
1859
5 and 23		The penance of Mongaku in the waterfall on Mt. Nachi
		Nachizan no otaki ni mongaku aragyo no zu
		那智山之大滝 文覚上人荒行図
1859 (center) 1860 (outside panels)		From Richard Kruml: "Arguably Yoshitoshi’s masterpiece in the triptych format. Shows Mongaku ( Endo Morito, c.1120-1200 ) subjecting himself to three years penance as a Buddhist monk beneath the waterfall of Mount Nachi in Kii Province. Morito inflicted this punishment on himself because he had inadvertently cut off the head of Kesa Gozen, the wife of the palace guard Watanabe Wataru, with whom he was in love. Published 1859 ( centre sheet ) and 1860 ( outside panels ) by Kadokin."
7		The great battle of Chinese and Japanese animals
665KB		Wakan kedamono ōkassen no zu
		和漢 獣物 大合戦 之 圖
1859 or 1860		The title given in Keyes (derived from other sources) is slightly different, as is the date, but the image here seems to be the print he lists
9		The battle of the kitchen
nnKB		Daidokoro ō-kassen
		臺所 大合戰
1859
10		Kidōmaru on Ichihara moor
nnKB		Ichiharano Kidōmaru
		市原野 鬼童丸
1859
16		Modern gallants with flowers
		Tōsei isami no hana
		當勢 勇 の 花
1860 (2)
19		Scenery of Yokohama, Kanagawa
nnKB		Kanagawa Yokohama no fūkei
		神名川 横濱 之風景 (神奈) (浜)
1860 (2)		identification uncertain
20		Kusunoki Tamonmaru conquers the old badger
nnKB		Kusunoki Tamonmaru kori taiju no zu
		楠 多門丸 古狸 退治 之 圖
1860 (6)
23 and 5		The penance of Mongaku in the waterfall on Mt. Nachi
		Nachizan no otaki ni mongaku aragyo no zu
		那智山之大滝 文覚上人荒行図
1859 (center) 1860 (outside panels)		From Richard Kruml: "Arguably Yoshitoshi’s masterpiece in the triptych format. Shows Mongaku ( Endo Morito, c.1120-1200 ) subjecting himself to three years penance as a Buddhist monk beneath the waterfall of Mount Nachi in Kii Province. Morito inflicted this punishment on himself because he had inadvertently cut off the head of Kesa Gozen, the wife of the palace guard Watanabe Wataru, with whom he was in love. Published 1859 ( centre sheet ) and 1860 ( outside panels ) by Kadokin."
26		Modern gallants with morning glories
nnKB		Tōsei isami no asagao
		當勢 勇 の 朝顔(当世) (顏)
1860 (7)
30		Parting after a short sleep
nnKB		Karine no kinuginu
		仮寝 の きぬぎぬ
1860 (10)
30A		Story of Flower Viewing in an Elegant Modern Style
nnKB		pp
		rr
1860		From Doug Frazer and Richard Waldman: Not recorded in Keyes. One of his first 25 prints. The actors are Nakamura Shikan IV, Ichikawa Ichizo III,Ichikawa Kodanji IV, Iwai Kumesaburo III, Kawarazaki Gonjuro (Ichikawa Danjuro IX)
37		A gorgeous festival procession with the flowers of Edo
		Edo no hana hade na omatsuri
		吾妻男美 揃祭 禮
1861 (6?)
42		A hand game between clearly labeled actors
nnKB --		Shōfudatszuki haiyū teasobi
		正札付 俳優 手遊
1861 (6?)
43		View of the great battle of Shizugamine
nnKB		Shizugamine ō-kassen no zu
		賤ヶ峰 大合戰 之 圖
1861
46		Modern Edo purple
nnKB		Tōsei Edo murasaki
		当世 江戸 紫
1862 (2)
46A		The group of five dandy-thieves in Aoto zoshi hana no nishiki-e or Shiranami gonin otoko.
nnKB		pp
		rr
1862 (3)		From Richard Kruml: A triptych showing from left to right the actors: Seki Sanjuro III as Nippon Daemon (above) and Ichimura Uzaemon XIII as Benten Kozo Kikunosuke. Centre: Nakamura Shikan IV as Nango Rikimaru. Right: Iwai Kumesaburo III as Akaboshi Juzaburo (above) and Kawarasaki Gonjuro I as Tadanobu Rihei. A famous play written by Kawatake Mokuami, this being the first performance at the Ichimura-za Theatre in 3/1862. Publisher: Seibundo (Gifuya Seishichi). Not listed in Keyes.
65		Lord Mashiba subjugates Korea
nnKB --		Mashiba tairyō Sankan taiji
		眞柴 大領 三韓 退治 (真)
1862 (5)
70		Bandō Hikosaburo V as Oda Harunaga, Sawamura Tosshō II as Mori Ranmaru {Rammaru}, Kataoka Gadō II as Koretō Mitsuhide
nnKB		pp
		坂東 彦三郎 小田 春永 沢村 訥升 森 蘭丸 片岡 我童 惟任 光秀
1862 (8)
79A		Nakamura Shikan IV as Magoshichi; Kawarasaki Gonjūrō I as Taheiji; Iwai Kumesaburō III as Oyone
nnKB		pp
		rr
1862 (5)		Publisher: Kakumotoya Kinjirō; Carver: Katada Chōjirō
82		Evening shower among the flowers
nnKB --		Hana no yūdachi
		はな の 夕立
1862
83		The great city, an allusive triptych
nnKB		Daitokai mitate sampukutsui
		大都会 見立 三幅對 (三幅対)
1862 (4)
86		General of the Right Lord Yoritomo inspects a special Nō performance
nnKB		Udaishō Yoritomo-kō o-nō jōran no zu
		右大將 頼朝公 御能 上覧 [之] 圖
1863 (4)
91		(Untitled) (Miyamoto Musashi conquers the wicked fox of Osakabe)
nnKB		pp
		宮本 無三四 狐 退治 之 図
1863 (6)
94		Masakiyo at Shinshu Castle during the conquest of Korea
414KB --		Masakiyo Sankan taiji Shinshu-jō kassen no zu
		正清 三韓 退治 晋州城 合戦 之 図
1863 (10)
94A		Withdrawing from the middle of the country, the Battle of Amagasaki, from the Taiheiki
740KB		Taiheiki Amagasaki kassen chūgoku hikikaesu no zu
		太平記 尼ヶ崎 合戦 中國 引返 の 圖 (尼崎) (中国)
1863 (10)		The translation of the title is not completely certain
98		View of the great battle of Shizugatake - A bloody struggle between two great rivals
nnKB		Shizugatake ō-kassen ryōyū kessen no zu
		賎ヶ峯 大合戰 両雄 血戰 之 圖 (戦)
1863
99		The conquest of Korea
nnKB		Sankan taiji
		三韓 退治
1863

Other Triptychs

• Triptychs 350-399